What you'll do:

You will support delivering the district's civil engineering programme by planning, specifying, designing, managing, and delivering (through external contractors) routine construction and maintenance. You will inspect and maintain civil engineering assets including bridges, reservoirs dams and forest roads. You will collaborate, engage, advise, and work with internal stakeholders to deliver civil engineering works, whilst meeting legal, health and safety, environmental and policy obligations. 

Where you'll work:

East England Forest District, covers an area of 35,000 hectares from North Norfolk to Brighton; including Thetford Forest and the outlying beats of Sandlings, Kent, East Sussex, Chilterns and Thames Chase Community Forest. The District has a varied landholding including the largest lowland pine forest in England at Thetford, community woodland on the outskirts of London at Thames Chase, and a range of mixed woodland, many of which are on sites of Ancient Woodland. 

There are numerous sites of conservation interest designated across the District, including Special Protection Areas to conserve the breeding habitat for the Woodlark and Nightjar, Special Areas of Conservation, Sites of Specific Scientific Interest, Areas of Outstanding National Beauty, Ancient Semi-Natural Woodland, County Wildlife Sites and Scheduled Monuments. 

The District offers outdoor recreation, leisure and wellbeing activities for hundreds of thousands of people each year at its recreation centres. Forestry England's whole freehold estate is dedicated for public access on foot, with numerous small carparks and informal access points.

• Champion a safe working environment and be a role model for high standards of health and safety by 
  effectively managing staff and contractors working on Forestry England land.
• Plan and deliver a programme of civil engineering works across the district. Build effective working 
  relationships with internal and external stakeholders to develop project scopes and associated
  costings.
• Procure routine civil engineering works using existing frameworks or other established procedures.
• You will be a contract manager, including developing and administering contracts.
• Have pre-commencement meetings with contractors, meeting Forestry England's policies and
  procedures.
• Review or prepare risk assessments, method statements and other health and safety documents for 
  projects, so they comply with specification, environmental and health & safety standards.
• Regularly monitor and record contractor health and safety and environmental performance; proactively manage H&S and environmental issues; promptly report accidents and near misses and make 
  sure that lessons learned are shared and implemented.
• Support the senior/principal civil engineer with the planning, designing, and delivering higher-risk
  and more complex projects.
• Line manages, mentor and support civil engineering works supervisors and machine operators.
• Create minor designs meeting Forestry England and industry standards.
• Monitor, record and manage carbon emissions. Share and implement best practice to help achieve
  Forestry England's net zero targets.
• When you are trained and experienced, inspect assets to assess and report on their condition. Keep
  asset records up to date.
• Use Forester Web to produce contract maps and update civil engineering asset data.

And any other tasks, reasonably requested by your line manager

Essential professional and technical experience

• experience working in a civil engineering role, including works planning, design, or contract supervision.
• experience in working as part of an effective team and with internal and external stakeholders.
• experienced of designing and safely delivering civil engineering construction projects, including a good 
  understanding of the construction design and management regulations and other applicable health and 
  safety legislation.
• competent IT user with experience in MS Office suite of applications.
• clear and confident spoken and written communications skills.

Desirable professional and technical experience

• civil engineering experience in a forestry or rural environment and applying ecologically sensitive best 
  practice.
• experience using GIS software or other mapping systems.
• experience of using computer aided design software, such as AutoCAD or Civils 3D.
• experience in the quarrying/extractives industry, and applying the Quarries Regulations.

Qualifications
Essential

• 3 A levels.
• HNC/HND in Civil Engineering.

Desirable

• CITB Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme or IOSH Managing Safely qualification.

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Managing a Quality Service
• Delivering at Pace

We'll assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:

• More information will be released closer to the time of interview.

Benefits:

Alongside your salary, Forestry England contributes an average of 28.97% towards your pension. You will become a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension Scheme.

• 25 days holiday a year, raising by one day every year's service, up to 30 days (pro-rated for part time employees) plus additional days off such as bank holidays.
• STaR is our employee benefits scheme offering discounts on everyday supermarket shopping, as well as other things such as hotel stays clothes, mobile phones, other electrical items, medical and car insurance, holidays, gym discounts, household bills, Headspace wellbeing app.
• free parking at Forestry England sites and free entry to our National Arboretums at Westonbirt and Bedgebury.
• a commitment to lifelong learning through career development. Forestry England will support your career development in a variety of ways, including continual professional development, support for individual learning plans and sponsored membership of professional bodies.

Read more about the benefits on the Forestry England website.

Job contact :

• Name : FC Recruitment Team
• Email : [email protected]

Recruitment team

• Email : [email protected]